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so last week i had the great pleasure of having academy award winning director oliver stone and historian peter because they're on the show they were here to talk about their new showtime series and book called the untold history of the united states but the part you didn't see is the discussion we had after that interview which i got their opinion on obama's policies the current state of play and united states take a look. so it took both of you four years to produce this series and almost almost five. and you have a chapter called obama management of a wounded and higher where you give a harsh critique of the obama administration what in your eyes has been the most troubling aspects of his presidency all over. well i think that under the disguise of a sheep's clothing he's been a wolf. that because the nightmare of the bush presidency preceded him and people forgave him a lot he was a great hope for change the color of his skin the bug bringing in the internationalism the globalism seemed all evident and he's an intelligent man but he has. take in the old bush changes and he's basically
so last week i had the great pleasure of having academy award winning director oliver stone and historian peter because they're on the show they were here to talk about their new showtime series and book called the untold history of the united states but the part you didn't see is the discussion we had after that interview which i got their opinion on obama's policies the current state of play and united states take a look. so it took both of you four years to produce this series and almost...
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so without further ado here to talk about their new showtime series and book i'll be joined by oliver stone and later his co-author peter cousin ik so let's break that said. it looks like. you've never seen anything like. this week marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie wall street a film that explores the greed and corruption that drives the gears of america's free market check it out if you're not. you are outside the discussion. there is no nobility in offering any more than. is good. with what makes you take the fifteen or so it's all going to change. something that's me express. my guest today is the director of that movie he's also a three time academy award winner whose films have been nominated for thirty one oscars most notably platoon born on the fourth of july j.f.k. and nixon his without a doubt one of the most controversial and influential filmmakers of our time and that's why i'm very pleased to be joined by producer director oliver stone thank you so much for joining me for having it's nice to great pleasure so wall street is a film that challenge people to ret
so without further ado here to talk about their new showtime series and book i'll be joined by oliver stone and later his co-author peter cousin ik so let's break that said. it looks like. you've never seen anything like. this week marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie wall street a film that explores the greed and corruption that drives the gears of america's free market check it out if you're not. you are outside the discussion. there is no nobility in offering any more than. is...
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got to get to you nose rings tag to be about just how the new age fair enough go on and i went out of oliver stone i mean i love the interview and i think it was probably one of the highlights of your year on breaking the set i would assume one of for me it was one of the most interesting interviews to watch you covered so many topics what was that like. oh it's amazing i mean oliver stone is a one of the most groundbreaking directors of our time every generation i mean he made such prolific antiwar films such as bourne the fourth of july platoon sort of really go over his film career and talk about the trajectory of what he's done and how it influences society and really how it reflects still on on on cinema and entertainment and how things have changed how you see movies now that touch upon warfare a much different way that really with an uncritical eyes such as zero dark thirty which glorifies torture and other things like that so it's really interesting to get his take on just cinema entertainment how it reflects and shapes american culture and also just talk about politics his new book
got to get to you nose rings tag to be about just how the new age fair enough go on and i went out of oliver stone i mean i love the interview and i think it was probably one of the highlights of your year on breaking the set i would assume one of for me it was one of the most interesting interviews to watch you covered so many topics what was that like. oh it's amazing i mean oliver stone is a one of the most groundbreaking directors of our time every generation i mean he made such prolific...
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the olive groves are the end of the line for people here for now. the turkish authorities closed off the borders weeks ago to all refugees who do not have passports. most cannot, and some never did. there are no exceptions, even in extreme cases. mary -- marie spent months on the road looking for shelter. he was taken to the border for surgery, but then the authorities sent him back to syria. >> even though my wounds got infected, they would not let me back into turkey. they are trying to help me in a field hospital here, but they are running out of everything. a big fire bomb hit, leaving me and many others injured. >> the camp has grown haphazardly with new refugees arriving on a daily basis, putting up their tents and saying for as long as it takes. most are living from hand to mouth. there is no running water or sewer system. the free syrian army is trying to organize the tent city, but they lack the money, experience, and personnel to take care of such a large group of people. >> from morning at 7:00 evening, this is for five people, for a fami
the olive groves are the end of the line for people here for now. the turkish authorities closed off the borders weeks ago to all refugees who do not have passports. most cannot, and some never did. there are no exceptions, even in extreme cases. mary -- marie spent months on the road looking for shelter. he was taken to the border for surgery, but then the authorities sent him back to syria. >> even though my wounds got infected, they would not let me back into turkey. they are trying to...
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to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of a better break is good. we didn't write. works. greek. can. see evolution. and. my. well not only state tells us but that other elephants a full range of. body and says flipped out they cheered everybody in the eighties wanted to be gordon gekko but the thing is this oliver stone wrote it as a piece of satire nobody got it just the opposite all over stone was trying to send up the excesses of the reagan era.
to say that think about it this way just go with me for a second here you know that scene from the oliver stone film wall street when gordon gekko played by michael douglas in a role that would win him an oscar appears at a shareholders meeting of a company paper to defend his actions and his grotesque worldview and delivers the now famous speech where he says. the lack of a better break is good. we didn't write. works. greek. can. see evolution. and. my. well not only state tells us but that...
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lawyers on cooking up on olive feel they're working towards the brand in order to capitalize on it in the future and it's worked some of the groups girls got two years in jail for the stunt which was criticized by the west as too harsh the story remained in the headlines for weeks on end leaving little room for stories like this. thank you very much the way u.s. presidential candidate jill stein and her running mate arrested for protesting outside a debate for top party only candidates obama and romney the american system is designed to eliminate political opposition like some of the you know dictatorships that we criticize the debate makes a mockery of our democracy despite being on the ballot in a not states to technically written stein and other candidates we're not allowed to debate i got almost no coverage in the lead up to elections on the u.s. networks instead third party candidates only chance to debate live on television here was for marty's washington studio i think our founding fathers would be spinning it in their graves if they could see this. in line with homes and part.
lawyers on cooking up on olive feel they're working towards the brand in order to capitalize on it in the future and it's worked some of the groups girls got two years in jail for the stunt which was criticized by the west as too harsh the story remained in the headlines for weeks on end leaving little room for stories like this. thank you very much the way u.s. presidential candidate jill stein and her running mate arrested for protesting outside a debate for top party only candidates obama...
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international law now there are calls to ban such exports or at least enforce more accurate labeling on peter oliver i should say investigates. produce of israel except this isn't israel this is the jordan valley in the west bank and this farm is deemed illegal under international law the european union imports around three hundred million dollars worth of products from here each year now a group of twenty two n.g.o.s from across europe is looking to highlight the issue and it's published a report in which it claims e.u. imports make the settlements viable because they are produced in illegal settlements which are contrary to international humanitarian law should be banned out of the european union now if this is not possible at least the consumers have to have the possibility to. to decide for themselves if they want to buy products which have been produced in legal settlements your see farms this land is much concerned by the thoughts of european n.g.o.s he says he's here because his government told him it was ok to be here. because i was told here you can. go and so i circled where i was told the
international law now there are calls to ban such exports or at least enforce more accurate labeling on peter oliver i should say investigates. produce of israel except this isn't israel this is the jordan valley in the west bank and this farm is deemed illegal under international law the european union imports around three hundred million dollars worth of products from here each year now a group of twenty two n.g.o.s from across europe is looking to highlight the issue and it's published a...
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the writers of olive petition inspired some bizarre ideas in america one bright spot collecting signatures for the u.s. government to build a village they think should. russia is to deny visas to american officials who while a human rights the eye for an eye response from a moscow came after the american senate approved a travel ban on a number of russians facing similar accusations archies usage has been up as more on a fresh diplomatic spat between moscow and washington. the diplomatic row was sparked by a provision a controversial provision in u.s. passed legislation that essentially normalizes trade relations between the two countries is the magnitsky act after moscow attorney who tragically died in two thousand and nine. the legislation seeks to name and shame russian officials allegedly involved in corruption effectively forbids them from traveling to and investing in the united states now this move was met with a furious response here in moscow with the russian foreign ministry saying publicly that it is nothing quote but a vindictive desire to counter russia in world affairs it is
the writers of olive petition inspired some bizarre ideas in america one bright spot collecting signatures for the u.s. government to build a village they think should. russia is to deny visas to american officials who while a human rights the eye for an eye response from a moscow came after the american senate approved a travel ban on a number of russians facing similar accusations archies usage has been up as more on a fresh diplomatic spat between moscow and washington. the diplomatic row...
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we don't have all the words, he read them in arabic but was he extending any olive branch by saying "let's have a dialogue starting saturday" or is he taking a hard line? >> i watched morsi's speech and he offered a very small crumb, i would say, to the opposition. he said that the part of the november 22 decree in which he basically gives himself any power necessary to protect the revolution has been misunderstood and he would be all right with canceling that part of it. and he invited them a dialogue with them -- with him. however the dialogue is to be on saturday which is when voting outside of egypt among expats would start and he insisted that voting has to go ahead on the referendum. i doubt that will be acceptable to the opposition. is. >> warner: which they haven't really said except one group. what should we look for next. protests are planned for tomorrow by the opposition, is that right? >> there will be more protests. we saw today the torching of the muslim brotherhood headquarters in cairo and i think unfortunately there's going to be more violence. now, it's possible the
we don't have all the words, he read them in arabic but was he extending any olive branch by saying "let's have a dialogue starting saturday" or is he taking a hard line? >> i watched morsi's speech and he offered a very small crumb, i would say, to the opposition. he said that the part of the november 22 decree in which he basically gives himself any power necessary to protect the revolution has been misunderstood and he would be all right with canceling that part of it. and he...
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darden who owns olive garden and remember lobster was planning to bump full-time workers down to part-time status to avoid costs associated with president obama's health care law, citing a publicity backlash and a down graded profit outlook. darden announced that none of its full time employees will have their hours cut as a result of the new regulations. >>> well, believe it or not you'll be seeing more starbucks cafes popping up. the coffee chain is planning to add 1,500 locations in the next five years. more are planned for canada and south america as well. >>> and having the most watched youtube video in u.s. history sure can pay the bills. south korean pop star psi is set to make at least get this $8.1 million this year off of his hit song "gangnam style." that just is from the ads on his youtube video and sales of the song on itunes. terrell, we've got to get some itune singing/dancing thing going on. >> you sing i'll dance. >> i'll dance, you sing. >> you daenlt want me to dance. >> i think we want that. >> ashley morrison in new york. thank you so much. >>> in sports rack up anothe
darden who owns olive garden and remember lobster was planning to bump full-time workers down to part-time status to avoid costs associated with president obama's health care law, citing a publicity backlash and a down graded profit outlook. darden announced that none of its full time employees will have their hours cut as a result of the new regulations. >>> well, believe it or not you'll be seeing more starbucks cafes popping up. the coffee chain is planning to add 1,500 locations in...
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names like macy's and olive garden. it is still a developing story. the news is still coming in. and for the latest on who was shooting and how many were killed, abc's david wright has these breaking details right now. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. this is, as you say, a developing story, but here's what we know so far. at least one person killed, possibly more. others injured, in a mall shooting, a shooting that apparently broke out near the food court of the clackamas town center. police say the gunman has been neutralized. unclear if that means he's in custody or dead. just before 3:30 this afternoon when shoppers heard shots run out and people started running. >> i got there two minutes early. i walked through the food court. went downstairs for my kiosk, which is right below the food court. when i got there, i was talking to my employee. we heard a bang. we covered our ears and we got down. in a matter of five seconds later, we heard rapid fire, bang, bang, and i just took off running. i don't know where my employee is. i heard she's still inside the mall. >> repo
names like macy's and olive garden. it is still a developing story. the news is still coming in. and for the latest on who was shooting and how many were killed, abc's david wright has these breaking details right now. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane. this is, as you say, a developing story, but here's what we know so far. at least one person killed, possibly more. others injured, in a mall shooting, a shooting that apparently broke out near the food court of the clackamas town...
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one man we spoke to said he was picking olives, he saw the plane being hit and the two pilots ejecting. at that point everyone fanned out, looking for them. he and others are telling us that one pilot was found unconscious with a head injury. >> video posted to youtube shows a man in military uniform, seemingly unconscious, being carried away. as a man offcamera states, here is the pilot who is shelling the houses of civilians. another clip is of him in a makeshift field clinic, head bandaged a voice says this is the fate of your pilots. and this is not an isolated incident. in the same vicinity, close to the city, in the span of 24 hours, rebels claim they not only brought down this fighter jet, but also two helicopters. video posted to youtube shows a trail of smoke and a helicopter bursting into flames. there's no way for us to confirm when and where this happened. these dramatic developments are the result of a pitched battle fought here at the 46 regiment base just over a week ago. for nearly two months, they lay siege to the base after clearing the villages around it of assad's f
one man we spoke to said he was picking olives, he saw the plane being hit and the two pilots ejecting. at that point everyone fanned out, looking for them. he and others are telling us that one pilot was found unconscious with a head injury. >> video posted to youtube shows a man in military uniform, seemingly unconscious, being carried away. as a man offcamera states, here is the pilot who is shelling the houses of civilians. another clip is of him in a makeshift field clinic, head...
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does not deserve the award but as artie's peter oliver found out these are not the only issues undermining the credibility of the esteemed pries. who are poor little children. one day eleven they may well not be deterred by about them but by the content of back character. the one it can be probably become a glorious. however the nobel peace prize is only awarded to a living person but this is when it tests. especially when it comes to finances the announcement the european union was to pick up the twenty twelve gongs sparked heated debate borders being discredited particularly the outrage it was picked it up recently to be frank inside the united states i don't think very many people pay attention to the nobel peace prize anymore large numbers of americans were stunned when yasser arafat received the nobel peace prize many years ago president obama was given a prize for reasons that no one understood. the done over the last twelve months to convince the nobel committee it's with the if such a prestigious award. it supported regime change in foreign countries and several member states indul
does not deserve the award but as artie's peter oliver found out these are not the only issues undermining the credibility of the esteemed pries. who are poor little children. one day eleven they may well not be deterred by about them but by the content of back character. the one it can be probably become a glorious. however the nobel peace prize is only awarded to a living person but this is when it tests. especially when it comes to finances the announcement the european union was to pick up...
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shouldn't he extend an olive branch to abbas and wouldn't he want to do that some how. >> you would think so, but he has not done that in the last several years. he has made no attempt to negotiate with abbas. and it has given more play and strength to the hamas. the israelis are also facing their election. another reason for today's decision on settlement obviously it's a january 22nd election where the prime minister wants to return with a solid government. >> eliot: as we all learned foreign policy has domestic roots all over the place. we forget that sometimes. let's switch over to egypt, president morsi who came off the heels of international kudos and then came into bear tracks with his assembly and protest. is the content of this constitutional draft to the extent we've been able to pars it one that we in the united states look at favorably. does it balance civil liberties and the necessary role of islam in the new democracy in egypt? >> well, you know there is no way to call this a great constitution. it's a patchwork, and sort of a cobbling together various pieces of the old cons
shouldn't he extend an olive branch to abbas and wouldn't he want to do that some how. >> you would think so, but he has not done that in the last several years. he has made no attempt to negotiate with abbas. and it has given more play and strength to the hamas. the israelis are also facing their election. another reason for today's decision on settlement obviously it's a january 22nd election where the prime minister wants to return with a solid government. >> eliot: as we all...
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and ever since then, the church has tried to make efforts to kind of extend an olive branch. the most significant news here, with this new website, is that it included a statement where for the first time in kind of the most clear it's ever been, the church acknowledges that sexuality is not a choice. it says that gay people do not choose to be gay. and that's significant. the church is not changing its position in terms of what it calls a gay lifestyle. >> i'm going to bring that up because there's a -- let me bring that up. there's a statement on that site that also says the experience of same-sex attraction is a complex reality for many people. the attraction itself is not a sin, but acting on it is. tim, when you see something like that, it seems -- it seems to me, there's a little bit of threading the needle here in they are saying in effect, you know, it's like many evangelicals will say, hate the sin, love the sinner. >> it's catholic teaching that everybody -- and i'm a catholic and i know that everybody is created in the image of god. and one of the problems of the a
and ever since then, the church has tried to make efforts to kind of extend an olive branch. the most significant news here, with this new website, is that it included a statement where for the first time in kind of the most clear it's ever been, the church acknowledges that sexuality is not a choice. it says that gay people do not choose to be gay. and that's significant. the church is not changing its position in terms of what it calls a gay lifestyle. >> i'm going to bring that up...
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. >> she extended the olive branch to republicans who were against her. she called for meetings with mccain and i believe lindsey graham and then kelly ayotte and they said after the meeting, we feel worse. >> they said things were not cleared up. another pivotal moment, after the meetings with those senators, who already kind of noted they were opposed to susan rice before the meetings, they came out with more questions. you had a moderate republican in susan collins within days who met with susan rice. she came out saying i'm not sure i can support this nomination if she's nominated. when you have a moderate republican who is a supporter of the president's democratic nominees saying i'm not sure about this, a female senator in susan collins, it was clear the votes were not there for susan rice to be secretary of state. >> thank you very much. >>> mike emanuel, who we were talking to about the john boehner and president obama meeting, there's another piece of news. >> a lot of people on capitol hill are wonder whether the president wanted a fight over th
. >> she extended the olive branch to republicans who were against her. she called for meetings with mccain and i believe lindsey graham and then kelly ayotte and they said after the meeting, we feel worse. >> they said things were not cleared up. another pivotal moment, after the meetings with those senators, who already kind of noted they were opposed to susan rice before the meetings, they came out with more questions. you had a moderate republican in susan collins within days...
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foreign policy adviser, former pentagon advis r adviser, "the washington post" eugene robinson and oliver stone. tamron hall is right here. >> hey there, andrea. great to be in d.c. an it is your town. we'll talk about when's happening. another town, michigan. in fact, the state of michigan, of course, following the breaking news. the state legislature just gave final approval to right to work bills despite a massive turnout from protesters. this event is still going on. i'll talk with michigan congressman levin and the focus of the "news nation" gut check. should alor concede on things like right to work in favor of collective bargaining? that's a big question we're posing to you. just in the couple of hours, house speaker john boehner slammed the president saying americans are wondering when the president will get serious when wh it comes to the fiscal cliff talks. meanwhile, nbc's first read team says any deal reached should be a fragile one or could be. "news nation" is coming up in three. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally
foreign policy adviser, former pentagon advis r adviser, "the washington post" eugene robinson and oliver stone. tamron hall is right here. >> hey there, andrea. great to be in d.c. an it is your town. we'll talk about when's happening. another town, michigan. in fact, the state of michigan, of course, following the breaking news. the state legislature just gave final approval to right to work bills despite a massive turnout from protesters. this event is still going on. i'll...
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seemed to be some kind of olive branch to republicans but you say it actually may have hurt the process. why? >> yeah. because i don't think republicans viewed it that way. look, the assumption all along by the republicans and i think their belief all parties understood this, if we had a two-step process, something in terms of taxes and spending cuts up front, woulding towards a big tax reform deal next year, obviously that the tax reform next year was going to deal with individual tax rates and corporate tax rates, republicans always argued there is a big problem in the fact that there's a different, higher personal individual tax rate and a corporate tax rate. that needs to be narrowed or equalized. so when the white house came out and said we're willing to give you corporate tax reform, wait a minute, that was already part of the deal. they felt that was a pressure tactic. that the white house put out there to make them look as though they were being reasonable offering something more when the republicans felt that was something that was always baseline. jon: i want to let you know,
seemed to be some kind of olive branch to republicans but you say it actually may have hurt the process. why? >> yeah. because i don't think republicans viewed it that way. look, the assumption all along by the republicans and i think their belief all parties understood this, if we had a two-step process, something in terms of taxes and spending cuts up front, woulding towards a big tax reform deal next year, obviously that the tax reform next year was going to deal with individual tax...
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mentioned, abbuys for human rights are going out every day siding with palestinians who are getting their olive trees chopped down, risking their own safety at times to do that. it's a courage but anymore than that, a moral courage that i think, represents the best, not only of israel but of human beings. we haven't had this problem over the years of palestinian hard liners and reinforcing israeli hard liners who then bolster the hard liners. the reason that the israeli doves are gone from the scene is hamas. if the palestinian authority and palestinian moderates are destroyed, that would be because of israeli hard line policies. >> well, then what is the u.s.'s role? >> i can't think the best model is ireland. when i lived in britain in the 1980s, any kind of peace deal in ireland was inconceivable. there's so much hatred and distrust. right now, there isn't a palestinian deal that we can do between palestine and israel. you can at least gradually move toward a situation where that becomes more feasible in the future and the steps to get there certainly involve a freeze on settlements. i think
mentioned, abbuys for human rights are going out every day siding with palestinians who are getting their olive trees chopped down, risking their own safety at times to do that. it's a courage but anymore than that, a moral courage that i think, represents the best, not only of israel but of human beings. we haven't had this problem over the years of palestinian hard liners and reinforcing israeli hard liners who then bolster the hard liners. the reason that the israeli doves are gone from the...
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>> olives. >> then you baky? >> then it goes into a 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes. >> all right. we have to taste it because we just have a few seconds. >> amazing. thank you. >> we love you. looks delicious. actually, that's -- >> tomorrow's performance by richard marks. how to handle sibling rivalries during the holidays, and have an awesome booze day tuesday. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.48 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns out this season less is really so much more. so make your holiday merrier than ever before. safeway. ingredients for life.
>> olives. >> then you baky? >> then it goes into a 375 degree oven for about 45 minutes. >> all right. we have to taste it because we just have a few seconds. >> amazing. thank you. >> we love you. looks delicious. actually, that's -- >> tomorrow's performance by richard marks. how to handle sibling rivalries during the holidays, and have an awesome booze day tuesday. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant,...
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patti ann: a major olive branch being extended in syria as nearly two years civil war but the invitation to speak to opposition leaders was quickly turned down. an invitation from a country until now had opposed recognizing the legitimacy of the opposition at all. leland vittert is live in jerusalem right now with the latest for us. hello, leland. >> reporter: patti ann, no real surprise here that the rebels don't want to sit down with the russians. nobody views the russians as an honest broker. and number two, the rebels feel like time is on their side. for so long we said they were outgunned, outmaneuvered, syrian army had upper hand. now things on the battlefield look very different. rebels control much of the north. they're tightening the news on assad's major power bases and moving into central syrian cities they have made inroads on. they don't feel they need to stop until they kick assad out of the palace as one fighter said in a recent video. this shows some significant changes on the ground in terms of russians. another thing to invite the rebels to sit down. another thing says
patti ann: a major olive branch being extended in syria as nearly two years civil war but the invitation to speak to opposition leaders was quickly turned down. an invitation from a country until now had opposed recognizing the legitimacy of the opposition at all. leland vittert is live in jerusalem right now with the latest for us. hello, leland. >> reporter: patti ann, no real surprise here that the rebels don't want to sit down with the russians. nobody views the russians as an honest...